Here is the fun tale of Mike, the female Williamsburg Post Office cat. Not only was Mike misnamed, she was “missent.” If there had been an Internet back then, this story would have surely gone viral.
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1904: Fanny and Mike, the Black Cat Mascots of the NYPD Harbor Police
Posted: 6th October 2022 by The Hatching Cat in Cat Mascots, Cats in the Mews, Feline MascotsTags: Cats of Old New York, Harbor Police, NYPD history, NYPD Mascots, Pier 1, Pier A, William Dean
October is Black Cats of Old New York Month!
On September 19, 1904, Captain William Dean of the NYPD Harbor Police contacted the New York Times to brag about the rescue of a large black cat. The cat, which the men named Mike, joined another black cat named Fanny on the Harbor Police patrol boat.
